Louis
RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE
(b.
4 June 1765
,
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
abt. 1826
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 4 June 1765 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) (maternal) François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Catherine LEVITRE 16 July 1786 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine LEVITRE was born 13 May 1770 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Catherine died abt. 1812 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine was the child of François-Xavier LEVITRE and Marie-Catherine ANGERS dite LEFEBVRE.
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died abt. 1826 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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